Advertised rents in Australia’s capital cities have dropped, in the largest monthly percentage decline recorded since 2020. A fall of 0.5 per cent was recorded in May, according to a new report by SQM Research. This was “driven by falls in Sydney and an unchanged reading out of Melbourne”, the report said. Know the news … Read more
The Greens have claimed their first seat in the upper house of Tasmania’s parliament, courtesy of a former party leader. Cassy O’Connor was on Tuesday declared victorious in the seat of Hobart, one of three Legislative Council divisions that went to the polls on Saturday. It comes after the Greens boosted their lower house representation … Read more
Australians have taken to the streets to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. Thousands of attendees at protests in Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart on Saturday demanded concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least 26 women so far in 2024, … Read more
A Tasmanian couple has been saved from an online investment scam by their bank teller, who refused to allow the couple to transfer $40,000 from their account. The request immediately set off alarm bells for Erin Bugg, a customer adviser at NAB Bank. The couple told her they had tried to transfer $40,000 — the … Read more
